Bellmawr man faces five-year prison term for cocaine offense

WOODBURY — A Bellmawr man pleaded guilty Friday to a cocaine possession charge, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.

Mark A. Higginbotham, 45, of Ash Terrace faces a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

The charge, specifying an amount greater than a half-ounce but less than five ounces, stemmed from several undercover purchases in Deptford Township last September. October and November. He was arrested Nov. 12.